This week and next, we’re examining the strongest and weakest positions on each Big 12 roster as teams enter summer workouts.
The series continues with the Kansas State Wildcats.
Strongest position: Defensive backs
The Big 12’s best secondary features D.J. Reed, the defensive newcomer of the year in the conference and a first-team all-league pick as a sophomore in 2016, and Duke Shelley at cornerback. They intercepted three passes apiece last year and broke up another 20, helping K-State hold opponents to the second-lowest QBR figure in the Big 12 and a league-best 387.